FOLK festival goers have baked the world’s largest crumble with the help of apples and a blacksmith from West Somerset.

The official world record of 467 kg crumbled as the Ferally Good Folk Festival pie weighed in at 512 kg.

But, it could not be made official because the festival organisers could not afford Guinness World Record’s £12,000 fee.

The small community folk festival held near Glastonbury annually in September has a large communal feast as part of the weekend, and this year the giant crumble was a centrepiece of it.

Volunteers help prepare Ferally Good Folk Festival's giant apple crumble, using apples and baking trays from West Somerset.
Volunteers help prepare Ferally Good Folk Festival's giant apple crumble, using apples and baking trays from West Somerset. (Contributed)

A large amount of apples for the crumble were given by Torre Cider, in Washford, and other fruit was donated by local people, gardens, and orchards.

Plums, blackberries, and other fruit which might otherwise have gone to waste were also used.

Blacksmith and carpenter Will Heard, of Watchet, made the huge cooking trays and fire contraption used for the cooking.

This huge apple crumble was made at the Ferally Good Folk Festival using fruit from Torre Cider, in Washford, and the skills of Watchet blacksmith Will Heard.
This huge apple crumble was made at the Ferally Good Folk Festival using fruit from Torre Cider, in Washford, and the skills of Watchet blacksmith Will Heard. (Contributed)

The crumble was then baked by chefs Callum Brunt and Peter ‘Chippy’ Grant, who co-founded the festival, and then given out to eat for free to everybody attending the event.

Mr Grant said: “It became a proper community effort, with kids, families, volunteers, and festival goers all helping peel, chop, and prepare the fruit.

“We originally looked into making it an official Guinness World Record, but were quoted around £12,000, which was obviously way beyond the budget of a small community festival.

A huge apple crumble being baked for a communal feast at the Ferally Good Folk Festival.
A huge apple crumble being baked for a communal feast at the Ferally Good Folk Festival. (Contributed)

“So, we decided we would just do it anyway.

“It felt like a very Somerset thing to do, bringing people together around a massive apple crumble made from locally donated fruit.”

For next year, Mr Grant is looking at doing something Roald Dahl-esque, such as a giant marrow meal alongside a largest-veg competition.

The festival does not have any electronic music, just folk, jazz, and blues, alongside crafts, workshops, and family activities.